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i mm Hi ho, hi ho... ROTC members take a snowy vacation. See special photo spread page 6 Friday, Feburary 28, 1997 Volume 59 Number 59 ..... i Austin sentenced to prison for kidnapping WSU employees react to one to 15 year prison sentence By Leona J. Christensen campus affairs editor-Signpost For more than two years, two Weber State University employees wondered what would be the fate of their former boss. The wait is now over. This week, former director of WSU.aca-demic advisement Phillip O. Austin was sentenced to prison for aggravated kidnapping and soliciting a former WSU student. Bruce R. Brewer, academic adviser and former co-worker of Austin's, attended all of Austin's court proceedings. He wanted to discover for himself what actually occurred during Austin's absence. He feels like Austin disappeared soon after his conviction."Austin just kind of dropped off the face of the planet after the incident. I knew that he moved out of state. I have wondered since then what has happened to him," Brewer said. Brewer said he was surprised Austin was sentenced. "I didn't think I would see the day that he would actually serve time," he said. "I knew that he would try to avoid going to jail. I am really surprised to see that it looks like he will serve time." Larry Henson, career adviser and another former co-worker of Austin's, said Austin exhausted the legal appeal process that was available to him and is now going to serve his prison sentence.Austin was charged with the aggravated kidnapping of a20-year-old West Point man on March 1 2, 1 994. Austin gave Colby Clifford, a former WSU student, a ride in Roy, then pulled a gun on him, demanding sexual favors. Clifford jumped from the moving car to escape. Clifford said he did not realize Austin's position at WSU at the time. He later recognized Austin as his assailant when he went to pick up a transcript. "I sentenced Austin to one to 15 years in prison with some See Prison page 5 Breast cancer: deadly but preventable By Patrick Parkinson senior reporter-Signpost A self-examination is an effective way women under 35 can monitor and detect breast cancer. "You should start doing breast self-exams. That way you will know, and if anything changes you will find it," Kathy Wcndel, mammographer at McKay Dee Hospital said. The possibility of breast cancer in women under 35 was a main concern of the Honours Issues Forum Thursday in the Wildcat Theatre. Only in an extreme or unusual situation would a mammogram be conducted on a woman under age 35. Often members of the demographic encounter problems because statistics and a lack of self-examination allow malignant tumors to go undetected for a long period of time. "Another thing that women... might run into is the consideration of implants," Wendel said. Knowledge of the implant process, different types and how implants are manufactured is crucial for a woman to make an informed, See Cancer page 3 1 n llr' ' i I- j r K " ,s :i : i ' h Living in the limelight... The band Month of Sunday rocked the Lair in the union building from 10:30 a.m. until around noon Thursday. First female leader paints different picture of Black Panthers By Alisa C. Rasmusscn news editor emeritus-Sos In honor of Black History Month, speaker Elaine Brown dispelled the Jeffcrsonian myth that Africans are "merely beasts of burden." at Convocations Thursday. The first and only female leader of the Black Panther party, Brown said the United States still lives in the same problems they've had for many years. According to Brown, the Black Panthers were a non-racist organization."We didn't want to find liberation through oppression," Brown said. "We didn't want to become the oppressors. We wanted to humanize the country, to take action in human rights. We wanted people to know that all outcasts could find a place here, including the gays, the women, the Hispanics, the Latinos." Brown said humans should be able to get along better together, because we all have at least one thing in common."We are all human beings on this world, and it's possible that we can all be friends," Brown said. She added that the Black Panther party was designed to help society, not tear it down. "We created the free breakfast program," Brown said. "We also created free clinics for our people. We wanted to help them, but people started getting afraid. We wanted a revolutionary agenda to change the country, but not to the extent of the black people taking over the country. We wanted change to the extent of overcoming oppression." She said being the first female leader of the Black Panthers was a major turning point "It was a male-dominated group, and they finally had to acknowledge that women have the same struggles, sometimes more struggles, and they also realized that we could shoot as well as they could," Brown said. "It changed reality and it changed the view of women. It also changed the roles of women, showing women could have power and make a difference."She said included in the conflicts Americans have with one another, the economy is one of the biggest forms of oppression. "The problem is that 1 percent of the people in the country control most of the wealth," Brown said. According to Brown, this means ' See Panthers page 2 M.ii.....i. WSU student Reggie Allan asks for Elaine Brown's autograph following her address to students at Thursday's Convocations in the Shepherd Union Building Ballroom. Allan and Brown discussed his choice of majors following the lecture. inside post editorial see ooae 4 a&e see page 8 SportS see page 10 the Other Side see page 12 classifieds .... see page 12

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i mm Hi ho, hi ho... ROTC members take a snowy vacation. See special photo spread page 6 Friday, Feburary 28, 1997 Volume 59 Number 59 ..... i Austin sentenced to prison for kidnapping WSU employees react to one to 15 year prison sentence By Leona J. Christensen campus affairs editor-Signpost For more than two years, two Weber State University employees wondered what would be the fate of their former boss. The wait is now over. This week, former director of WSU.aca-demic advisement Phillip O. Austin was sentenced to prison for aggravated kidnapping and soliciting a former WSU student. Bruce R. Brewer, academic adviser and former co-worker of Austin's, attended all of Austin's court proceedings. He wanted to discover for himself what actually occurred during Austin's absence. He feels like Austin disappeared soon after his conviction."Austin just kind of dropped off the face of the planet after the incident. I knew that he moved out of state. I have wondered since then what has happened to him," Brewer said. Brewer said he was surprised Austin was sentenced. "I didn't think I would see the day that he would actually serve time," he said. "I knew that he would try to avoid going to jail. I am really surprised to see that it looks like he will serve time." Larry Henson, career adviser and another former co-worker of Austin's, said Austin exhausted the legal appeal process that was available to him and is now going to serve his prison sentence.Austin was charged with the aggravated kidnapping of a20-year-old West Point man on March 1 2, 1 994. Austin gave Colby Clifford, a former WSU student, a ride in Roy, then pulled a gun on him, demanding sexual favors. Clifford jumped from the moving car to escape. Clifford said he did not realize Austin's position at WSU at the time. He later recognized Austin as his assailant when he went to pick up a transcript. "I sentenced Austin to one to 15 years in prison with some See Prison page 5 Breast cancer: deadly but preventable By Patrick Parkinson senior reporter-Signpost A self-examination is an effective way women under 35 can monitor and detect breast cancer. "You should start doing breast self-exams. That way you will know, and if anything changes you will find it," Kathy Wcndel, mammographer at McKay Dee Hospital said. The possibility of breast cancer in women under 35 was a main concern of the Honours Issues Forum Thursday in the Wildcat Theatre. Only in an extreme or unusual situation would a mammogram be conducted on a woman under age 35. Often members of the demographic encounter problems because statistics and a lack of self-examination allow malignant tumors to go undetected for a long period of time. "Another thing that women... might run into is the consideration of implants," Wendel said. Knowledge of the implant process, different types and how implants are manufactured is crucial for a woman to make an informed, See Cancer page 3 1 n llr' ' i I- j r K " ,s :i : i ' h Living in the limelight... The band Month of Sunday rocked the Lair in the union building from 10:30 a.m. until around noon Thursday. First female leader paints different picture of Black Panthers By Alisa C. Rasmusscn news editor emeritus-Sos In honor of Black History Month, speaker Elaine Brown dispelled the Jeffcrsonian myth that Africans are "merely beasts of burden." at Convocations Thursday. The first and only female leader of the Black Panther party, Brown said the United States still lives in the same problems they've had for many years. According to Brown, the Black Panthers were a non-racist organization."We didn't want to find liberation through oppression," Brown said. "We didn't want to become the oppressors. We wanted to humanize the country, to take action in human rights. We wanted people to know that all outcasts could find a place here, including the gays, the women, the Hispanics, the Latinos." Brown said humans should be able to get along better together, because we all have at least one thing in common."We are all human beings on this world, and it's possible that we can all be friends," Brown said. She added that the Black Panther party was designed to help society, not tear it down. "We created the free breakfast program," Brown said. "We also created free clinics for our people. We wanted to help them, but people started getting afraid. We wanted a revolutionary agenda to change the country, but not to the extent of the black people taking over the country. We wanted change to the extent of overcoming oppression." She said being the first female leader of the Black Panthers was a major turning point "It was a male-dominated group, and they finally had to acknowledge that women have the same struggles, sometimes more struggles, and they also realized that we could shoot as well as they could," Brown said. "It changed reality and it changed the view of women. It also changed the roles of women, showing women could have power and make a difference."She said included in the conflicts Americans have with one another, the economy is one of the biggest forms of oppression. "The problem is that 1 percent of the people in the country control most of the wealth," Brown said. According to Brown, this means ' See Panthers page 2 M.ii.....i. WSU student Reggie Allan asks for Elaine Brown's autograph following her address to students at Thursday's Convocations in the Shepherd Union Building Ballroom. Allan and Brown discussed his choice of majors following the lecture. inside post editorial see ooae 4 a&e see page 8 SportS see page 10 the Other Side see page 12 classifieds .... see page 12